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SolarCity

Acquired by Tesla

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Don't work here (Sales Rep) - Outside Sales Consultant SolarCity Employee Review

1.0
Sep 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good training program and perks

Cons

Unequal distribution of leads (I was getting 5 per month and other people on my team were getting 145 per month; and held to the same 7 deal quota) Management is a mess and has no clue what they are doing Back end paper work with PSEG process is a mess Most of the job isn't sales, it is doing administrative paper work on the back end taking you out of the field The pay package is weak compared to other companies Too many pointless conferences and meetings with little value to sales reps Often you'll travel an hour or more to get to an unqualified appointment They push you to do self gen appointments because it has a low cost of acquisition but still hold you to their company generated quota that is based on a break even point for them Very corporate to the point where they only care about numbers for shareholders resulting in no job security

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Cons

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4.0
Mar 22, 2016
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Pros

Just to quantify my review a bit, I am within the top 10% of inside sales reps within our 12,000 person company. It is a great place to work and people doing well ARE able to make good money here. The executive team ALWAYS has a platform for reps to help make SolarCity a better place every quarter. They involve the top 20 reps each quarter in various ways to help their peers through an interactive group called Team Elite. Executives, VP's, Directors, and Managers are always willing to help and go to bat when there are issues with things that need to be fixed. The direction of the company is consistent and although the company is large, decision makers work as hard as possible to steer the big ship quickly when necessary.

Cons

Knee jerk reactions with decision making at a director level create issues from time to time. Culture has had its ups and downs due to HUGE growth last year and subsequent high attrition rates.

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